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1937 (Nov 27) Cover from Penang to Rotterdam franked 5c + Coronation 12c, a third stamp washed off and a little soiled, handstamped "ACCIDENT D'AVION / Correspondances recueillies en Mer / NE PAS TAXER", the reverse with a French Officially Sealed label with Marseille-Gare-Avion c.d.s (Dec 14), also backstamped at Le Bourget-Port Aerien. Recovered from the Imperial Airways "Cygnus" which crashed and sank near Brindisi on Dec 2nd killing two people. A rare cachet on "Cygnus" mail, not recorded by Nierinck. Photo on Page 198. £300-400
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1937 (Nov 25-28) Covers to England recovered from the "Cygnus" crash, comprising cover from Singapore franked 25c with violet boxed "DAMAGED BY / SEA WATER / IN AIRPLANE / ACCIDENT", and a cover from Raub franked Pahang 1c + 8c, water stained with violet boxed "DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER". (2). £100-150
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1937 Cover from Ipoh to London recovered from the "Cygnus" crash, the stamp washed off, handstamped violet boxed "DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER" and bilingual "Postage Stamp lost / in transit". £100-150
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1939 Covers from Singapore, Ipoh or Kuala Lumpur to England all with their stamps washed off, recovered from Imperial Airways "Centurion" which crashed into the Hooghly River when landing at Calcutta on June 12th, handstamped red "SALVAGED MAIL / EX. CENTURION" (2) or "SALVAGED MAIL / EX. CENTURIA". (3). £150-200
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1953 (Apr 30) Air letter from Penang to London franked 25c, with triangular framed "T" and boxed More To Pay handstamp of Penang, a little burnt at left with violet "SALVAGED MAIL / "Comet" Crash Near Calcutta / 2nd May 1953" small size cachet, a 2d charge mark and postage due stamp applied in London, very unusual. £100-150
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1953 (Apr 30 - May 1) Covers from Singapore (3), Kuala Lumpur or Ipoh to G.B (4) or Holland, one very large registered Singapore cover franked $25.30 with a further stamp lost, two other covers registered, two with meter marks, all with the large size violet cachet "SALVAGED MAIL / "Comet" Crash, Near Calcutta / 2nd May 1953" (three spelt "Galcutta"). (5). £200-3001550 <\i>) <\i>1953 (May 1) Cover from Singapore to Argentina with $1.35 meter, small size violet cachet "SALVAGED MAIL / "Comet" Crash, Near Calcutta / 2nd May 1953", a rare destination. £150-200
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1953 (Apr 30) Cover from Kuala Lumpur to Kenya, the stamp washed off, small size cachet "SALVAGED MAIL / "Comet" Crash, Near Calcutta / 2nd May 1953" in red, a scarce destination and unusual use of red for the cachet. £100-150
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1954 (Jan 8) Cover from Singapore to London, water damaged with the stamps washed off, handstamped violet boxed "DAMAGED BY SEA WATER" and unframed "COMET CRASH" with separate "10 JAN 1954" below. An exceptional combination of cachets, the unframed cachet very scarce, from the January 10th Comet crash at Elba. Photo on Page 198. £200-300
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1954 (Jan 8) Covers from Singapore to G.B recovered from the January 10th Comet crash at Elba, one franked 25c pair with red "DAMAGED BY SEAWATER / COMET MAIL", the other registered with four meters totalling $2.30 and violet "DAMAGED IN COMET / AIRCRAFT CRASH", a scarce cachet only used on registered mail. (2). £150-200
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1954 (Mar 11) Covers from Australia (2) and New Zealand (2) all with red boxed "SALVAGED MAIL / AIRCRAFT CRASH / SINGAPORE 13.3.1954", one unusually addressed to India, the other three to London, three enclosed within ambulance envelopes with handstruck (2) or printed cachet, also a further ambulance envelope with the printed cachet and two news cuttings. (8). £150-200
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1954 (Mar 11) Cover from Australia to London, the stamp washed off, repaired with a Malaya Post Office Officially Secured label and endorsed "Salvaged Mail, Aircraft Crash Singapore 13/3/54", very unusual without the handstruck cachet. £100-150
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1954 (Mar 10) Covers from Australia to Hong Kong franked 2/-, New Zealand to Singapore franked 1/-, and an air letter from New Zealand to Sweden franked 6d with 16c postage due handstamp, all recovered from the B.O.A.C Constellation crash at Singapore on March 13th with boxed cachet in red, three uncommon destinations. (3). £200-250
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1954 (Mar 11) Fire damaged covers from Australia to G.B enclosed within white or buff ambulance envelopes with a printed cachet, buff "on postal service" ambulance envelope to England with circular "DIRECTOR OF POSTS / SINGAPORE" on the cover (edge faults), and large buff ambulance envelope (vertical fold) with London Official Paid c.d.s and the scarce violet cachet "SALVAGED M IL / SI GAPORE CRASH" ("A" omitted from "MAIL" and incorrectly inserted by hand in front of the "M", "N" omitted from "SINGAPORE"). (6). £250-300
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1954 (Mar 11) Covers (4) and air letters (5, one a Forces letter) from Australia (7) or New Zealand (2) to England all with the boxed cachet in red, two larger Australia covers franked 6/- or 8/-, also four press photos of the crash. (13). £180-220
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1954 Registered cover from New Zealand to London franked 2/- handstamped violet "SALVAGED MAIL / SINGAPORE CRASH" ("A" in "MAIL" written by hand), a scarce cachet. Photo on Page 198. £150-200
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1954 (Mar 12) Registered cover from Brisbane to London, 3d, 1/6, 5/-, 10/- and £1 stamps paying the very high £1.16.9 rate, handstamped violet "SALVAGED MAIL / SINGAPORE CRASH" ("A" in "MAIL" written by hand) and "DAMAGED BY FIRE / SINGAPORE CRASH" with the first line crossed out by blue crayon but easily readable. An exceptional franking and combination of two rare cachets, the Damaged by Fire cachet not recorded by Nierinck. Photo on Page 198. £700-1,000
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1875-1948 Mint collection in a stockbook with Crown CC ½d orange (4, shades), 1886 5/-, 1903 and 1904-14 sets, 1914-21 set with shades, both 1922 Self Government sets, 1922-26 set with both £1 watermarks, all 1926-48 sets, mainly very fine. S.G. 4/248, £3,500. (240). £400-500
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1914-21 KGV 2/-, Margin at right, variety nick in top right scroll, fine mint. S.G. 86c, £375. £80-100
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1935 Silver Jubilee 5c, 12c, 20c and 1r frame die proofs in black on wove paper, each 43x26mm, fine and very rare, just one other set of proofs recorded. (4). Photo on Page 214. £1,500-2,000
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1856-1968 Mint and used selection with a good range of early issues, 1915-17 1p centre inverted mint, 1914 "Gobierno Constitucionalista" overprint on 1899 15c mint (S.G. CT51), 1934 Air 20c slate error of colour (just one sheet of 50 printed, Scott C62a, unlisted by S.G.), etc. (100s). Photo on Page 164. £200-400
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1903 ½d Frame Die Proof in black on white glazed card, stamped "AFTER / HARDENING" and dated "11 MAR. 03", 92x60mm, fine. £100-120
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1903-48 Specimen stamps comprising 1903 sets (2, minor faults), 1909 and 1914 5/-, 1916-22 sets (2) with additional 3d shade, 1917-19 War Tax set, 1922-29 set with additional 2½d shade, 1932 300th Anniversary of Settlement sets (2, one with minor faults), 1935 Silver Jubilee set, 1938-48 KGVI set (with 19 additional stamps to the 5/-). Also 1909 2/6, 1914 5/-, 1916-22 set and 1922-29 sets (2) mint. S.G. £2,400. (201). £350-500
| MOROCCO AGENCIES
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1899-1905 QV and KEVII Gibraltar sets overprinted for Morocco Agencies overprinted "SPECIMEN", also additional KEVII 1p, 2p, fine mint. S.G. 9/23s, £475. (17). £100-120
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Spanish Currency. 1948 Olympic Games 1p20c on 1/-, variety surcharge double, a mint marginal block of four, mounted on two stamps with two other stamps unmounted. Very scarce, with B.P.A Certificate (1987). S.G. 181a, £6,000. Photo on Page 166. £1,400-1,600
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1730-1876 Prestamp and stampless letters and covers including "D'HOLLAND" and "D'HOLLANDE" handstamps, town handstamps, T.P.Os, mail to G.B, France, Denmark, Finland, etc., also incoming mail including 1858 entire from British Guiana, military and official mail, French Department handstamps, 1797 letter endorsed by barge, etc., most written up in an album. (55). £280-320
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1914 G.R.I Surcharges, setting 1 with 6mm spacing on New Guinea stamps, selection comprising 1d on 5pf mint and used (2, one with short "1" variety, small thin, the other with straight line "Rabaul" cancel), 2d on 10pf used on piece with two line "RABAUL / NOV 2 1914" cancel in violet, 2d on 20pf, 2½d on 20pf, 3d on 25pf with short "I" variety (pulled perf) and 3d on 30pf all mint, also mint 1d on 3pf and 4d on 40pf with faults and seven others with forged surcharges. S.G. 2/4, 6/8, £1,815+. (8). Photo on Page 164. £240-300
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1914 G.R.I Surcharges, setting 2 with 5mm spacing on Marshall Islands stamps, mint selection comprising 1d on 3pf (2, one straight serif to "1"), 1d on 5pf (2, one toned), 2d on 10pf (8, with marginal strip of three), 2d on 20pf (2), 3d on 30pf, 4d on 40pf (2, one creased), 5d on 50pf (a little toned), also a few forgeries. S.G. 50/7, £1,825. (18). Photo on Page 164. £240-300
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1915 1d on G.R.I 2d on Marshall Islands 10pf, horizontal pair fine used with violet oval Rabaul datestamps, left stamp with broken "I" variety. S.G. 63, £550. Photo on Page 164. £120-140
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1915 1d on G.R.I 2d on Marshall Islands 10pf, variety small "1", mint with margin at base, a little toned, with R.P.S Certificate (2024). S.G. 63c, £950. Photo on Page 220. £150-200
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1908-57 Issues mint including French inscription 1925, 1938, 1941 (2) sets and 1941 postage due set all unmounted. S.G. £1,000+. (141). £100-120
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1938 French inscription 5c - 10f postage set of twelve and 5c - 1f postage due set of five all perfined "SPECIMEN", fine mint. S.G. F53/64s, FD65/9s, £550. (17). £120-150
| NEW ZEALAND
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1931-40 £3 Green postal fiscal on thick Cowan paper, fine mint. S.G. F164, £700. Photo on Page 214. £160-180
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T.P.Os. 1882-1971 Covers and cards (c.100), also stamps and pieces (c.80), various T.P.O cancellations or transit datestamps, including 1882 cover to England with three 2d stamps each cancelled by "R.T.P.O (C)" c.d.s code "L", 1909 postcard from Argentina with scarce "MAIN TRUNK T.P.O / SOUTH" machine cancel, etc., also a few other covers and cards from 1871. (c.190). £350-400
The following two lots both have 1d postage paid with the second New Zealand meter mark, trialled at Dunedin between 7th July 1904 and 7th February 1905. Despite being in use for 7 months the N.Z Handbook and Robson Lowe Encyclopaedia both state just two covers are known to have survived, one used on the first day. Both these covers have the 1d impression with "N.Z" and blank centre; the second type of mark with "PAID" in the centre is previously unrecorded.
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1904 (July 11) Cover to Mrs A. Hamilton in Wellington with blue oval "N.Z / 1d / ONE PENNY" meter mark and "DUNEDIN / PAID" squared circle in black, Wellington machine on reverse. Also a 1903 (Aug 31) cover to Mrs Hamilton in Dunedin with red "N.Z / DUNEDIN / PAID" c.d.s. A fine and rare early meter mark. (2). Photo on Page 210. £800-1,000
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1904 (Nov 2) Cover to A. Hamilton at the Wellington Museum with blue oval "NEW ZEALAND / PAID / ONE PENNY" meter mark and red "DUNEDIN / PAID" squared circle, minor staining at left edge, otherwise fine and possibly unique, this version of this early meter trial previously unrecorded. Photo on Page 210. £1,200-1,500
| NIGERIA
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Niger Coast Protectorate - 1894 Opobo Provisonals. ½d on vertically bisected 1d pale blue (left half) or 1d dull blue (right half, a few short perfs) both used with Opobo River datestamps, 1d on vertically bisected Oil Rivers 2d (right half) used on piece with Old Calabar c.d.s, and ½d blue surcharge on vertically bisected 1d vermilion (right half) used with Opobo River c.d.s. Also 1914-53 Nigeria mint and used. S.G. 57, 58c, 59, 64c, £1975+. (4+). Photo on Page 214. £300-400
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Lagos. 1862 Stampless entire to the Wesleyan Mission House in London with slightly underinked/smudged but easily readable Lagos c.d.s (type 2), charged 6d, arrival backstamp (Apr.12). £80-100
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1921-32 1d Rose-carmine, interpanneau blocks of four containing two die I/die II interpanneau pairs, light crease through central margin, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 16c, £850. £100-120
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Air Mails. 1931 (Nov 5) Cover to Warri franked four 1½d stamps cancelled by three "INTERNAL AIRMAIL / LAGOS" skeleton datestamps, a fourth strike alongside, Warri backstamp (Nov 6). Carried on the November 6th experimental flight from Lagos to Warri and Port Harcourt (where the plane suffered an engine failure, the remaining flight to Tiki, Cameroons, being abandoned). Tears to flap, left edge and base all repaired, but very scarce, fewer than ten covers recorded. Photo on Page 210. £150-200
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1892-94 ½d - 1/- Sets mint (3) with additional ½d - 5d values, also 5d Specimen, all superb. S.G. 1/6, £676. (27). £100-120
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1893 (Dec) ½d on 2½d, Type 4 surcharges in green, mint and used on small piece with violet Old Calabar River c.d.s, the mint stamp with trace of a very light crease, otherwise fine. S.G. 11, £600. (2). Photo on Page 164. £100-120
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1893 (Dec) ½d on 2½d, Type 4 surcharge in green, variety surcharge double, fine used with violet Old Calabar River c.d.s. A rare variety, with R.P.S Certificate (2019). S.G. 11a, £2,750. Photo on Page 164. £600-700
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1893 (Dec) ½d on 2½d, Type 4 surcharge in vermilion, fine mint. With R.P.S Certificate (2024). S.G. 12, £1,200. Photo on Page 164. £300-350
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1893 (Dec) ½d on 2½d, Type 5 surcharge in vermilion, fine mint. With R.P.S Certificate (2024). S.G. 17, £1,300. Photo on Page 164. £250-300
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1893 (Dec) ½d on 2d, Type 7 surcharge in violet, mint (one short perf), and used on piece with 1892-94 2d cancelled by Old Calabar squared circles. S.G. 20, £775. (2). Photo on Page 248. £160-200
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1893 (Dec) ½d on 2d, Type 9 surcharge in violet, light gum creases, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 29, £550. Photo on Page 164. £100-120
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1893 (Dec) ½d on 2½d, Type 9 surcharge in vermilion, hinge remainder, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 31, £650. Photo on Page 164. £120-150
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1893 (Dec) ½d on 2½d, Type 9 surcharge in vermilion, fine used with Old Calabar River c.d.s. S.G. 31, £750. Photo on Page 164. £160-200
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1893 (Dec) 1/- on 2d, Surcharge in violet, fine used with Old Calabar River c.d.s. S.G. 37, £500. Photo on Page 164. £100-120
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1893 (Dec) 1/- on 2d, Surcharge in black, mint, tiny crease to upper left corner perfs, otherwise fine and very rare. With R.P.S (1933) and Brandon (2004) Certificates. S.G. 39, £7,500. Photo on Front Cover. £1,500-1,800
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